Part 2 of this week's Makers Roundup

Log Bench with Hidden Storage

In contrast to his carefully-planned projects like the arcade machine, here Bob Clagett takes a chunk of wood imparted to him by his departed grandfather and improvises it into a functional piece of furniture:

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On Wood Expansion And Contraction

The Samurai Carpenter runs down everything you need to know about wood expansion/contraction, and the importance of moisture meters:

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Hairpin Leg Slab Table w/ Drop Drawer

Linn from Darbin Orvar takes a gorgeous slab of spalted maple, some pre-fab hairpin legs and makes a side table with a drawer. She also shows us how initial designs do not always work out and institutes a fix:

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Laura´s Wire Organizer

This is a great blend of design and craftsmanship. Here Laura Kampf devises a handsome, functional wire organizer for her soldering station:

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Hand Tool Workbench Questions

Here Shannon Rogers goes over the features of his workhorse piece of shop furniture, the Roubo workbench. Hand tool users will find it informative; you power tool users, who typically have higher benches better suited to routers, may find it an interesting curiosity.

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Affordable Dust Collection for the Home Workshop

Steve Ramsey shows you how you can get and build effective dust collection for your small shop without spending a fortune:

1 Comment

Furniture design is a fascinating realm where interesting, unique, and revealing pieces are improbably culled from a sea of nearly limitless possibilities. But if you use hairpin legs, i hate you and i hate your dumb face, dummy.